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Kaaps
Pronunciation
[kɑːps]
Native to
South Africa (Western Cape)
Ethnicity
Cape Coloureds
Cape Malays
Native speakers
3 - 4 million (estimate)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
Weser–Rhine Germanic
Low Franconian
Dutch
Central Dutch
Hollandic
Kaaps
Early forms
Frankish
Old Dutch
Middle Dutch
Modern Dutch
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Kaaps (UK: /kɑːps/, meaning 'of the Cape'), also known as Afrikaaps,[1] is a West Germanic African language that evolved in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its status as a sister language of Afrikaans[1] or a dialect of Afrikaans is unclear.[2][3] Since the early 2020s there has been a significant increase in the number of works of literature published in Kaaps.[4] Most works in Kaaps come from authors located in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa where it is most commonly spoken.[5][2][6] Although Kaaps is considered a growing phenomenon, it is more specifically a colloquial dialect of Afrikaans.[7] All other distinct colloquial variations of Afrikaans, including Kaaps, are organically connected to Standard Afrikaans as a widely spoken unitary variety and interact with it.[7]
An academic project to create the first Kaaps language dictionary was launched in 2021.[8]
^ abcHamans, Camiel (9 October 2021). "Kaaps, a language in its own right". ciplnet.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ abCoetzee, Olivia M. (2 November 2021). "This Language Called Kaaps: An Introduction". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^Dyers, Charlyn (2016). "The Conceptual Evolution in Linguistics: implications for the study of Kaaps". Multilingual Margins. 3 (2): 61–72 – via Research Gate.
^Thamm, Marianne (28 October 2021). "AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE: An exhilarating linguistic minefield: Be duidelik and dala what you must". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^"Kaaps, language of the Cape Flats working class, now has its very own dictionary". www.iol.co.za. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^Hemmonsbey, Keanan (29 September 2021). "Kaaps: An old language embraced by a new generation". MatieMedia. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ abHendricks, Frank (7 November 2018). "The nature and context of Kaaps: a contemporary, past and future perspective". Multilingual Margins: A Journal of Multilingualism from the Periphery. 3 (2): 6–39. doi:10.14426/mm.v3i2.38. hdl:10566/5365. ISSN 2221-4216. S2CID 197552885.
^Haupt, Adam (29 August 2021). "The first-ever dictionary of South Africa's Kaaps language has launched -- why it matters". The Conversation. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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